We like to celebrate St David’s day each year. If only by making a batch of welsh cakes, but if we can add a bit of crafting into the mix, then all the better. This year we are opting for welsh felt leek brooches. As St David’s day is next […]
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Castle visiting
Today, we needed to get out. Whatever the weather threw at us. At the beginning of the week, the children and I had made a list of things we’d like to do this half-term break. Visiting a castle was one. Today seemed like just the day. Especially if a pub […]
Read moreCrafting in History
Yesterday, we headed into Bristol to the M Shed. I’d spotted in the Primary Times magazine that they had a medieval craft exhibition. History and craft rolled into one sounded like a good event. They had spinning, weaving and dyeing exhibits. There was a room where children could have a […]
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It’s half term. True to form, the battle between the washing machine and the growing pile of muddy clothes has begun. My children are not put off playing outside by the small matter of rain. If they can stand up, then off they go. Walkie-talkies in hand. Rather than showing […]
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